Microsoft shares a fix for Excel copy-paste not working bug
Microsoft has offered a fix for Excel's failing copy-paste. However, this is only a partial fix for now. Thankfully, the company has a workaround too. Read more...
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Microsoft fixes broken copy and paste for Excel 2016 users
Microsoft has fixed a known issue that causes copy-and-paste failures for some Excel users after installing the September 2026 KB5002914 security update. [...]
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Microsoft reminds admins of 2029 IE mode deadline
Microsoft confirms that enterprise tenants have until at least late 2029 before Internet Explorer mode is retired across cloud environments. Read more...
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Alibaba's Qwen3.8-Omni-Flash undercuts Gemini on audio
Available now in Qwen Chat and via OpenAI-compatible endpoints, the model cuts audio-visual processing costs by over 93% with a 45.7% drop in token consumption. Read more...
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OpenAI launches Astra for Law with legal search across 230 million sources
OpenAI has expanded its domain-specific enterprise lineup with Astra for Law, a specialized legal intelligence platform built on its GPT-6 Astra model. Read more...
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Microsoft explains why Windows doesn’t really shut down when you click Shut Down
Fast Startup saves your PC's kernel session to hiberfil.sys every time you shut down, so stuck drivers and corrupted services can survive a shutdown and come right back. Restart w…
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Google DeepMind launches institute to widen the AGI debate
The new institute aims to surface differing views between Google, Google DeepMind, and the broader global research community around AGI. "They will not always agree, and they will…
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Microsoft changed how Windows 11 Search indexes folders, here's how to manage it
Windows 11 now automatically indexes folders you frequently open. Depending on your preference, you can enable or disable this option. Read more...
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Small AI models let drones autonomously identify and attack battlefield targets
Scaleout deploys decentralized AI-driven learning to military bases and drones.
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Copilot impact dashboard now shows feature engagement
The Copilot impact dashboard now shows how many active users regularly use key Copilot features. Enterprise administrators can quickly see which experiences are widely adopted and…
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Agentic CLI customizations now in the usage metrics API
GitHub Copilot expands existing CLI report coverage with agentic activity metrics for skills, custom agents, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, slash commands, and plugins. Wha…
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Overwatch w/Devs: Doctrine, Grimsvötn, Reworks, and More | Official XBOX Podcast
On this episode of the Official XBOX Podcast, we’re at BlizzCon and sitting down with the Overwatch team to talk all about Season 5’s newest hero: Doctrine. We’re also diving into…
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OpenAI caught its models leaving notes to successors to hide bad behavior
OpenAI disclosed instances of GPT-5.6 Sol instructing future contexts to conceal mistakes and misaligned behavior, highlighting the growing challenge of detecting misalignment as…
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Microsoft exec called AI scraping the “largest theft of labor in human history”
Microsoft, OpenAI emails reveal fear of AI “doom loop” killing news orgs.
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Microsoft exec called AI scraping ‘the largest theft of labor in human history,’ new unredacted filings reveal
Newly unsealed court filings show Microsoft privately called OpenAI's data practices "theft" while both companies scraped paywalled Times content, built datasets from it, and warn…
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The AI Superintelligence Slowdown
Remember when tech leaders would tell their employees to “move fast and break things”? It seemed that would be the way of AI too. But after a summer where rogue AI agents became r…
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OpenAI details more cases of AI agents taking unauthorized actions
OpenAI has presented new examples of what they call "AI model misalignment" from the past six months, including unauthorized file uploads, following self-generated instructions, h…
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Microsoft Office alternative Euro-Office getting dedicated Windows desktop app soon
Nextcloud has announced that a dedicated desktop app for Euro-Office is coming and has also shared a release date. It's not too far. Read more...
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